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It’s not just farmers, US exports may never recover from the trade war
A refinery near the Corpus Christi Ship Channel is pictured in Corpus Christi, Texas.
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - The Trump administration's trade war is ravaging exports to China across the US and well beyond the farm belt, new data…
No wall too high to be broken down, says Angela Merkel on Berlin Wall anniversary
Concerts, light shows and public debates are taking place in the city, including a concert at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate.…
Republicans want Hunter Biden, whistle-blower to testify in open impeachment hearings
A 2009 file photo shows Joe Biden and his son Hunter departing a pre-inauguration church service in Washington.
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Republicans on Saturday (Nov 9) asked that former vice-president Joe Biden's son and the…
Brazil: Amazon land defender killed by illegal loggers
A young indigenous land defender has been shot dead and another wounded by…
Mali: At least 54 killed in one of deadliest attacks on soldiers for 10 years
The attack on Malian soldiers in Indelimane in the Menaka region near the Niger border is one of the deadliest in the last decade.…
BuzzFeed News publishes ‘The Mueller Report’s Secret Memos’
Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at a Keep America Great campaign rally in Tupelo, Mississippi.
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - BuzzFeed News published the first tranche of FBI documents related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's…
UK truck deaths: British police charge truck driver with 39 counts of manslaughter
Police officers drive away a lorry (centre) in which 39 dead bodies were discovered.
Anti-racism campaigners take part in a vigil in Britain, following the discovery of 39 bodies in a truck container.
LONDON…
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to ‘crush heads’ of Kurdish fighters
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Turkey will "crush the…
Turkish President Erdogan vows to ‘crush the heads’ of Kurds in Syria
The Turkish bombardment of rebel forces in northern Syria has been brought to a temporary end by a fragile ceasefire.…
Britain’s Parliament avoids approving Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal
Video of British lawmakers back Brexit deal delay
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson making a statement in the House of Commons in London on Oct 19, 2019.
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has…
Trump makes way for Turkish operation in Syria
The US will step aside for an imminent Turkish operation against…
Hong Kong: Violence flares again as pro-democracy protesters defy mask ban
Thousands of people have marched again with their faces covered after a failed political bid to have the ban overturned.…
North Korea breaks off nuclear talks with US in Sweden
Video of North Korea, US nuclear talks break down in Sweden
North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Kim Myong Gil is seen outside the North Korean embassy in Stockholm, Sweden Oct 5, 2019.
A handout…
Trump-Ukraine inquiry: Democrats demand documents from White House
US Democratic lawmakers have demanded documents from the White House as…
Hong Kong: Boy shot as protesters ignore face mask ban on another night of violence
The teenager has been struck by a bullet after an 18-year-old became the first protester to be hit by a live round on Tuesday.…
Second US official is weighing whether to blow the whistle on Trump’s Ukraine dealings
The inspector general, Mr Michael Atkinson, briefed lawmakers privately on Oct 4, 2019 about how he substantiated the whistle-blower's account.
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) - A second intelligence official who was alarmed by US President…
4 police killed in Paris police HQ stabbing; assailant who was station staff member shot dead
Video of Knifeman attacks officers at Paris police station
The premises were cordoned off around lunchtime, and emergency services were at the scene.
PARIS (AFP) - A man wielding a knife stabbed and killed four…
North Korea fires possible submarine-launched ballistic missile
Nuclear talks between the US and North Korea are due to restart this week.…